Texas cyclone devastates Tyler area. several injured
A powerful cyclone swept near Tyler Texas last week causing extensive destruction. Buildings and fences were demolished and crops and orchards suffered heavy damage. About fifteen people were injured with two believed fatally. several farms including Redmond, Denton, Fairview and Brewster reported severe losses and injuries.
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Houston
Tex
Tyler
Texas
Redmond
Denton
Fairview
B. G. Beckham
C. C. Jackson
A. R. Jackson
C. C. Buford
Walter Connolly
Robert Ramseur
G. M. Alsop
J. M. Knight
De Lara claims persecution by Diaz era Mexico and U S authorities
Political refugee L De Lara testified to the House rules committee in Washington recounting five arrests in Los Angeles on alleged trumped up charges, more than 100 days in jail, and the threat of further arrest. He decried Diaz as a dirty despot and cited 40 000 political deaths since Diaz took power, noting his wife is American.
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Mexico
Diaz
Washington
Rules Committee of the House
L. de Lara
Los Angeles
de Lara
Yucatan
Buenos Ayres
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Newlands and
Burton
Senate
House
United States
Loisel
New Orleans
Tennessee
Mary Scott Castle
Italy
Taft
Seattle
Wash
Pacific
Navy Yard
Secreary of
Navy
Senator McEnery
New Orleans Naval Station
California
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Panama
Atchafalaya
Louisiana
Thomas G. Roberts
San Francisco
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Harrison
Wickersham
Occupants of coach face oncoming death in crash
In Haverstraw New York a funeral coach carrying three mourners their pastor and drivers was struck by a West Shore freight engine at a crossing. The collision sent bodies along the right of way and the coach ground to a stop 150 yards past the crossing. All aboard were killed or fatally injured.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
West Shore
Wechaken
Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across Four States
A general storm several days ago damaged crops and property in Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and western Tennessee. Pine Bluff Sugar Greatest Damage TM Buildings suffered extensive harm, with Memphis area crops also seriously injured and total losses running into thousands of dollars.
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Pine Bluff
Memphis
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Mayor Gaynor Finds Graft in Federal Building
Mayor Gaynor uncovers graft in the Federal building New York alleging bribes paid by aliens seeking naturalization. She plans to submit the evidence to the Federal grand jury after reporting to Attorney General Wickersham.
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Gaynor
Federal
New York
Wickersham
Gaymor
Federal Grand Jury
Leprosy Spreads Widely Say AMA Paper
At the sixty first annual session of the American Medical Association a paper by Drs Isadore Dyer and Ralph Hopkins of New Orleans asserted that leprosy is spreading to nearly every state in the union. The report highlights concerns about transmission and public health implications discussed by the physicians.
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St. Louis
American Medical Association
Isadore Dyer
Ralph Hopkins
New Orleans
Officials Accused of Neglecting Lepers Quarantine Laws
The Union reports criticism that no concerted method exists to care for lepers and that officials failed to enforce quarantine laws, highlighting alleged neglect in handling the illness.
Judgment Against China Funds Reserved by Congress
The China and Japan Trading Company, a New York firm dealing in cotton textiles in the Orient, won a US Court of Claims judgment for 640,855 dollars. The money is drawn from a 2,000,000 reserve slated for indemnity payments to Americans who suffered losses during the Boxer uprising of 1900, as authorized by a May 29, 1908 congressional resolution.
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Washington
China and Japan Trading Company, Ltd
New York
Orient
United States Court of Claims
United States
China
Congress
Nicaragua Papers Wrathful Over Marines Landing
NICARAGUAN PAPERS CRITICIZE US MARINE LANDING AT BLUEFIELDS AND GOVERNMENT WIDELY WARNED. CALL FOR A MANIFESTO TO EXPLAIN ARMED PEACE. They urge friendly governments to be alerted to the dangerous international precedent set by the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Gilmer
Paducah
Madriz
Lucky Visitor Finds Diamond Ring in Codfish
Stanley T. Kidder, a summer visitor from New York in West Brewster, found a diamond ring inside a codfish he bought from a local dealer. He estimates the ring at $50 after a thorough polish revived its gold color. The inscription reads H. F. J., 1904.
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West Brewster
Mass
Stanley T. Kidder
New York
Duels in Cuba Leave Two Wounded in Havana
In Havana Colonel Emanuel Errando and Francisco Martinez the Havana police chief fought a sword duel, both slightly wounded. In Santiago a politcal dispute sparked a duel between Fernandez Guevara, Conservative Party president, and Wilfredo Albanes, a Holguin delegate, with Guevara wounded.
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Havana
Emanuel Errando
Francisco Martinez
Santiago
Cuba
Fernandez Guevara
Wilfredo Albanes
Holguin
Guevaro
Cuban bandits abduct boy in Puerto Principe raid
Bandits led by Innocent Solis alias El Guerrerillero attacked the Lopez ranch near Santiago de Avellaro in Puerto Principe Province and abducted Jesus Lopez's son, demanding a ransom of 4000 dollars. El Guerrerillero is described as a notorious desperado and former private policeman with revolutions past.
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Havana
Innocent Solis
el Guerrerillero
Jesus Lopez
Santiago de Avelro
Puerto Principe
Lopez
Memphis Cotton Exchange to Protest Port Bills Use
A Memphis general meeting adopts a plan to protest coast market efforts to require only port bills. Recent failures of two cotton firms fuel the agitation. A committee under President Abston will push a resolution urging the use of inland through bills of lading.
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Memphis
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Abston
The
Exchange
Postal Savings Bank Bill Passed in House Vote
In Washington the House approved the postal savings bank bill by a 195 to 101 margin. Twenty four Democrats joined Republicans in favor. The Democrats alternative was rejected 113 to 196 after a full session of debate on postal savings bank legislation.
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Washington
House
Postal Savings Bank
Cannon
Senate
Lone bandit robs train near Corrizozo then escapes
An eastbound El Paso and Southwestern train was held up by a lone bandit one mile east of Corrizozo New Mexico. He gathered cash, a diamond ring and valuables from passenger sleepers before fleeing toward the mountains. Passengers were left destitute. the railroad refunded stolen money and posted a $2500 reward.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Robsart
N. Mex
Corrizozo
Hawks
Memphis cotton theft indictments target prominent Memphis businessman
Charles M. Cole a well known Memphis businessman and president of a local cotton concern was arrested on grand larceny and receiving stolen property charges. Six individuals face indictment for alleged thefts from railroad yards and warehouses totaling about 100000 value in 1908 09. Cole posted bond and denies any wrongdoing. several other prominent local men and teamsters are named in the indictments.
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Memphis
Charles M. Cole
Cole
Teamsters
Original Confederate flag given to New York Masonic Lodge
Stella Lodge No. 455 F. and A. M. in New York received the original Confederate flag captured at the Wilderness battle on Sept. 15, 1864. Presented by Miss Mary Woodrow, the relic will be displayed in the lodge rooms of the Masonic Temple after acceptance by Franklin C. Edwards.
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Confederacy
New York
Masonic Lodge
Stella Lodge
Stark W. Woodrow
Mary Woodrow
Brooklyn
Lodge
Franklin C. Edwards
the Historical Society
Woodrow
Confederate States
Masonic Temple
Speaker Cannon to campaign nationwide from the stump
Washington reports Speaker Cannon will enter the congressional campaign this fall and defy his political enemies from the stump in various parts of the country. He plans speeches in different regions and expects to return to Danville after Congress adjourns to campaign in his district with renomination deemed virtually secured.
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Speaker Cannon
Washington
Cannon
Danville
Congress
Weds and Leaves: Hartford Abduction Case Ends in Montreal
John Shew of Montgomery Alabama, a self styled naval officer, married Anna Louise Be hner in Hartford after a three year chase by her father Louis Be hner. Be hner spent a fortune pursuing them, locating the couple in Montreal. Shew faced abduction and forgery charges but fled with his wife after the wedding.
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Hartford Conn
John Shew
Montgomery
Ala
Corea
Anna Louise Behner
Louis Behner
Behner
Montreal
Shew
Hartford
Aimed at Merida Revolution Risks Prisoner Release
Passengers arriving at Vera Cruz said many influential figures join the uprising in the Yucatan peninsula. The insurgents reportedly aim to seize Merida and free prisoners held there on political charges.
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Vera Cruz
Progreso
Yuctan
Merida
Yucatan
Plans for 1915 Exposition Doomed Leader Quotation
Chairman Thompson declares in Washington that exposition advance will proceed, promising the initial 1915 show after discussing preliminary plans with supporters. Thompson heads home to relay the assurance to his people in New Orleans.
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Thompson
Washington
T. P. Thompson
New Orleans
Springfield man confesses to funding fish bill defeat
J D McLean of Meredosia testified before a grand jury that he contributed to a fund to kill the fish bill. He said he gave money to Otto Schneer who claimed it would be used to defeat the bill. McLean said legislators have robbed the public yearly and urged full disclosure.
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Springfield
J. D. McLean
Meredosia
Grand
Otto Schneer
Nugget Unearthed in Lease Mine by Leadville Trio
George Allen, Steve Clemons and William Crombe leased a Leadville mine and in five minutes pulled out a huge nugget. They broke the dump to retrieve it, then weighed 66 pounds with ore estimated at 60 percent pure gold, valued at over $12,000.
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Leadville
Cal
George Allen
Steve Clemons
William Crombe
Murphy Is Confirmed Postmaster for Augusta
The Senate confirmed Thomas V. Murphy a newspaper man to be postmaster at Augusta Georgia, succeeding Stephen B. Vaughn.
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Washington
Thomas v. Murphy
Augusta
Stephen B. Vaughn
Senate
Officers Charged With Kidnapping Mexican Refugees
Washington reports that police officers are accused of abducting Mexican political refugees in the United States and attempting to force their return to Mexico. The charges were presented by John Kenneth Turner during a hearing on Rep. Welson proposal for a congressional investigation.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
John Kenneth Turner
Welson
Pennsylvania
Attitude and Health of Mind and Body
Dr. L. H. Gulick argues for choosing an atmosphere of sane, hopeful thinking. People who see good in others and seek beauty and truth in life sustain health of mind and body, even through pain or wrongs, by maintaining an up-stroke during life and a down-stroke when needed.
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L. H. Gulick
Use of Telephones in Floods in New South Wales
Disastrous floods in northwest New South Wales struck Tamworth Narrabri Wee Waa Moree Warialda and nearby towns. The Moree mayor waded four feet of water for a corrugated iron roof and endured three days in the sweltering sun while telephones aided rescue and relief efforts including sending a boatload of survivors and feeding a brother and sister atop a roof.
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New South Wales
Tamworth
Narrabri
Wee Waa
Moree
Warialda
Sydney Corresponence
Chicago Daily News
Laurel Leaf Embroideries in Paris Fashions
The Paris embroiderers favor laurel leaves this season, enlarging or shrinking the foliage for effect. After poppy and tulip phases and art nouveau iris and orchid trends, ivy and woodbine mixes recur. The era now showcases laurel intertwined with Greek designs and the key pattern, as in a pale green net scarf edged with satin laurel leaves outlined in black for an American blonde.
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Paris
The Teeter Board From the South
A New York Sun viewer recalls a teeter board seen on a veranda. The long plank rests on supports about three feet high, painted to match the house, with worn midsection from long use. It is elastic and used to soothe babies, as well as for children and the elderly, serving like a hammock in its own way.
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New York Sun
Alien population links to crime poverty and insanity in 1908 data
In 1908 the foreign born population comprising 13.6 percent accounted for 15.6 percent of criminals, 20.8 percent of paupers, and 29.5 percent of the insane. From 1904 to 1908 aliens in these institutions rose thirty four percent.
Washington notes on bills and world events
Washington notes summarize House and Senate action on river and harbors, postal savings bank, and other measures. It cites Taft resisting actions, Panama Exposition efforts, international trade talks with Canada, a Portland murder case, and military funding plans. Reports include grand jury indictments against Western Union, and crop forecasts from the Agriculture Department.
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United States
Federal
Grand Jury
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
House
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Hopkins
Dyer
Memphian
Murphy
Teeter
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